Kinnikuman: Ooabare! Seigi Choujin

Synopsis

Continues the story of Kinnikuman (Movie)

In this movie, the Octopus Dragon and his underlings steal both Mari and the Championship Belt from Kinnikuman. To recover them, Kinnikuman and the other Justice Choujins are forced to travel to Planet Metro and take part in a tournament.

In this installment

The 1984 second theatrical entry in the Kinnikuman film series unfolds after the events of the Seven Devil Choujin arc. Bibinba, the final surviving daughter of the Horumon clan, is dispatched to kill Kinnikuman, yet she winds up falling for him instead. Her father subsequently forms an alliance with Shishkeba Boo of the Barbecue clan, even as the malevolent Black Emperor unleashes his Black Corps upon the Idol Choujin. Kinnikuman must battle to save Bibinba and bring down Black Emperor once and for all.

Background

Ooabare! Seigi Choujin is a 1984 Japanese animated film. It is the second theatrical film based on the anime series Kinnikuman. It was released in Japan on December 22, 1984 alongside Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle and Uchuu Keiji Shaider: Follow the Shigishigi Kidnapping Gang!. It is set after the Seven Akuma Choujin Arc. It was the first movie to feature the character Buffaloman and was the first of only two films to feature the Announcer (the other being Crisis in New York!). It is the first anime appearance of Bibinba, who appears as Kinnikuman's fiancee in the original manga.